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GS-1 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-1 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-1 here earns $33,049 at step 1 and $41,338 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-1, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$33,049
a year · $1,271 per paycheck · $15.84 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$33,049$1,271$15.84$22,584+$327
Step 2$34,157$1,314$16.37$23,341+$338
Step 3$35,256$1,356$16.89$24,092+$350
Step 4$36,351$1,398$17.42$24,840+$360
Step 5$37,447$1,440$17.94$25,589+$370
Step 6$38,089$1,465$18.25$26,028+$377
Step 7$39,177$1,507$18.77$26,771+$388
Step 8$40,271$1,549$19.30$27,519+$398
Step 9$40,317$1,551$19.32$27,550+$400
Step 10$41,338$1,590$19.81$28,248+$407
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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